Horseshoe.



G. DANY.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, I914.

Patented Apr.13,1915.

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HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1914.

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Application filed February 12, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEZA DANY, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to shoes for horses, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class and means for securing it to the foot or feet of a horse without the use of nails; a further object be ing to provide a horses shoe of the class specified which may not only be clamped or secured to the foot or feet of a horse'without the use of nails or similar devices, but which may also be adjusted to different sizes when desired, and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a horse shoe and means for securing it to the foot or feet of a horse, constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a h'orses foot and showing my improved shoe applied thereto ;Fig. 2 a bottom plan view thereof with parts broken away ;Fig. 3 a. section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;Fig. 4 a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2 ;Fig. 5 a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4C;Figs. 6 and 7 bottom plan views of two parts of the construction, which I employ, detached ;F igs. 8 and 9 similar views of two other parts Fig. 10 a perspective view of a lock arm, four of which are employed, and ;Fig. 11 a section on the line 1111 of F ig. 2.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a horse shoe proper divided centrally of the front thereof, into two similar parts a having toe calks or toe calk members a and heel calks or members of. The parts a of the shoe are provided at the front with overlapping members a and a which fit in corresponding recesses in said parts, or in the calk portions a thereof, and one of these parts is provided with a slot a and the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13,1915. Serial No. 818,200.

other with a pin a" which fits in and is movable in said slot, and said parts a of the shoe are connected by placing the outer faces of said parts together, or approximately so in which position the pin a is passed into the slot or after which the parts a are moved into the position shown in Fig. 2. I also provide two shoe plate members I) which are similar in form and construction, except as hereinafter pointed out, and the general form of which is the same as that of the shoe members a, and said shoe plate members I) are placed on the shoe members a and consist of top portions 6 and bottom portions 6 which correspond exactly in form with the shoe members a, but the top members 6 of the top plates Z) are wider, and the front portions thereof extend inwardly approximately to the central line of the shoe, but the rear portions thereof are cut away to form beveled or inclined edges 6 and shoulder portions 6 which overlap when the shoe plates Z) are connected, and the cut away portions 6* form, when the separate parts are connected and secured to the foot of the horse, a xi-shaped recess, shown at c in Fig. 2, and which is occupied by the frog 0 of the foot.

One of the top plates 6 of the shoe plates 5 is provided at its front corner with a pin 6 and the corresponding part of the other shoe plate I) is provided with spaced holes 6 adapted to receive said pin, and three of which are shown and, as will be understood, in order to adjust the shoe to different sizes, all that is necessary, as will hereinafter appear, is to properly place the pin 6 in the required hole 5 and in this operation, the pin a of one of the shoe members a is free to slide in the slot a of the other of said shoe members. The top and bottom portions 5 and b of the shoe plates Z) are connected and spaced by posts, pins, or web members d, any desired number of which may be employed, and the spaces between said plate members 6 and b are closed on the outer side thereof, as shown at 6 and said plate members are provided with upwardly directed and inwardly inclined curved flange plates 6 which extend from the toe portion of the shoe backwardly to the point (i shown in Fig. 1, and these flange plates 6 are preferably provided with teeth 03 on their inner sides, which aid clined edges 1) and provided with notches or recesses d which open downwardly, as

7 clearly shown in F i-gs; 8, 9 and 11.; One of the shoe plate members 2), or the bottom part 6 thereof, is provided at thetoe thereof with a downwardly and forwardly directed hook tongue 0Z Which, when .the parts of the shoe are connected, or assembled, as, shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and5, fits in a corresponding recess and engages a corresponding projection and tongue d formed in connection with the part a of one of the shoe members a; The part b of one of the shoe plate members 6, preferably that with which the hook tongue (Z is connected, is also provided with a pivot stud (Z and the'partsb of both of the shoe plate members 6 areprovided with spaced holes ewhich are preferably rectangular' in form and two of which are shown, and inwardly of which said parts are provided with downwardly directed flanges e which are curved to correspond with the inner curves of the shoe members a. I also provide ya numberof lock arms 7", four of which are employed in the construction showmand these arms are arranged radially of the shoe under the shoe plate members 72 and extend outwardly between the shoe plate members 6 and b and are provided at their outer ends with heads f having hooks f which pass through the apertures e in the shoe plate members 6 and said lock arms are provided at their inner ends with hook members 7, and the-bottoms of the shoe members a are provided in the top surface thereof with recesses 7 which register with the apertures e, and which the hook:- members of the arms 7' enter, and said recesses f are provided with lip membersf which the hooks f of the arms 7 engage, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. I also provide two similar clamp and lock plates g which areoblong in form and curved or semi-circular at one edge and approximately straight at the opp'osite edge, and the corresponding ends of these clamp and lock plates 9 are provided with projecting arms 9 having lock heads 9 provided with neck portions 9 adapted to enter the recesses d in the pivot plates 03? at the rear ends of the shoe plate members I). The clamp and lock plates 9 are also provided at their opposite ends with raised semi-circular lock collars 9 adapted to engage the pivot stud 6Z9 on one of the shoe plate members 6 as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and this forms a pivot construction and con nection on which, or by which, the clamp and lock plates 9 are connected. Each of the clamp and lock plates 9 is also provided with downwardly directed bearings or bearing plates 9, through which is passed a screw it provided at one end with a head 71. and at the opposite end with a nut h, and one of said clamp and lock plates 9 is provided, between the parts 9 and g with a transversely arranged arm which overlaps the other clamp and lock plate, when the parts of the construction are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2. One of the clamp and lock plates 9 is provided centrally of its approximately straight edge with a longitudinal recess 9 adapted to receive the lip a? on one of the shoe plate members 72 and both of the clamp and lock plates 9 are provided, adjacent to their outer or curved edges with apertures 9, adapted to receive the inner end hooks f of the arms 7, and two of which are shown.

It will be understood that the shoe members a are free to rotate within certain limits on their front pivotal connection, as are also the shoe plate members 6.

In assembling the various parts of my improved horse shoe construction, the shoe plates 6' are first connected, after which the arms f are placed in position on the shoe plate members 6 with the hooks f passing up through the apertures e. The clamp and lock plates 9 are then placed in position, by passing the neck portions 9 of the lock plates 9 down into the notches or recesses d of the pivot plates (Z and then folding or moving said clamp or lock plates 9 forwardly until they rest on the shoe plate members 6 when the lock collars 9 thereof areengaged with the stud d Before placing the clamp and lock plates 9 in position, as above described, the screw it is passed through the bearing 9 of one of said clamp and lock plates, and after said plates have been placed in position, as above described, said screw is passed through the corresponding bearing 9 of the other plate 9, and by placing the nut it on the inside of said screw, all the parts are assembled and ready to be clamped to the foot of a horse, with the exception of the shoe members 0,.

The shoe members a are then connected by manipulating said parts so as to pass the pin (47 through the slot or groove a which forms both a sliding and a pivotal connection for said parts, and said members are then placed in position on the plates Z), or the parts I) thereof, in such manner, that the hooks f at the outer ends of the arms f enter the recesses f in the top of the shoe members a and engage the corresponding lips f with which said shoe members a are provided, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the shoe may now be placed upon the foot of the horse, and when properly adjusted thereon, the turning of the nut 71. on the screw A will draw the separate side portions of the shoe together and securely clamp it to the foot of the horse, as will be readily understood.

It must be understood that the size of the shoe is adjustable in order to adapt it for use on different sized feet, by means of the pin 6 of one of the parts 6 and the plurality of holes 6 in the other part 6, into either of which the pin 6 may be inserted, and in connection with this fact, it must also be borne in mind that the connection of the parts a, as hereinbefore stated, is both a sliding and a pivotal connection, and when said parts are connected, as shown and described,

the plate members 6 between the shoulders Z and the toe portions thereof overlap, as clearly shown and described, and with this construction the heel ends of the side portions of the shoe may be drawn together to any desired extent, in order that the flange members Z2 may be caused to securely grasp and hold the foot or the hoof thereof, as herein shown and described.

A shoe made in this manner according to any size may, as will be understood, be ad justed to feet of slightly different sizes, and it will also be understood that my improved shoes may be made of any desired size, in the first instance, and any difliculty in fitting any sized foot may thus be avoided.

QVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my improvement, or the separate parts thereof, my invention is not limited thereto, and changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A horse shoe construction involving a shoe divided at the front into two side parts which are pivotally and movably connected at the toe, corresponding shoe plate members composed of top and bottom portions and placed on said shoe members, said shoe plate members being pivotally and adjustably connected at the toe and being provided with upwardly directed flanges adapted to engage the hoof of a horses foot, the top portions of the shoe plate members being extended inwardly of the bottom portions, clamp and lock plates detachably pivoted to the heel portions of the top parts of the shoe plate members and ranging forwardly and having a loose and pivotal connection with the top part of one of the shoe plate members, lock arms placed between the top part of the shoe plate members and the clamp and lock plates and provided at their inner ends with hooks which engage said clamp and lock plates, and at their outer ends with hooks which engage the shoe members, said clamp and lock plates being also provided centrally with bearings through which are passed a screw-bolt.

2-. A horse shoe construction of the class described comprising a shoe divided centrally at the toe into separate parts pivotally connected, shoe plate members mounted on said shoe and divided at the toe into separate pivotally and adjustably connected parts, said shoe plate members being composed of top and bottom portions and provided with upwardly and inwardly curved flanges which are adapted to grasp and hold the hoof of a horses foot, the top portions of said shoe plate members being extended inwardly of the bottom portions, and the bottom portions being adapted to engage said shoe members, clamp and lock plates placed between the top and bottom portions of the shoe plate members and adapted to bear on the top portions thereof, radial lock arms placed between the clamp and lock plates, and the top portions of the top shoe plate members, and provided at their inner ends with hooks adapted to engage the clamp and lock plates, and at their outer ends with hooks which engage the shoe members, said clamp and lock plates being also provided with bearings through which a transverse screw is passed, and said screw being provided with a nut whereby the clamp and lock plate members, the lock arms, the side shoe members and the side shoe plate members may be drawn together.

3. A horse shoe comprising separate side shoe members pivotally and slidably connected at the toe thereof, side shoe plates placed on said shoe members and pivotally and adjustably connected at the toe, said shoe plates comprising top and bottom parts, side clamp plates placed between the top and bottom parts of the shoe plates, lock arms placed between the top parts of the shoe plates and the bottom parts thereof and engaging said clamp plates and adapted to engage the side shoe members, and means for drawing said clamp plates together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 10th day of February 1914:.

GEZA DANY.

Witnesses:

C. MULREANY, S. ANDREWS.

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Washington, D. 0. 

